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Contest sets stage for annual derby
Last Updated: 12:09 AM 09/03/10 - For the next three weeks, decorated ducks of all shapes and sizes will waddle their way through the Clayton business community as part of Clayton County CASA’s (Court Appointed Special Advocates’) Duck-O-Ration Contest tour.
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Officials urge cautious holiday driving
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Last Updated: 12:08 AM 09/03/10 - Have fun during the Labor Day weekend, but act responsibly, is the message officials from area police departments and the Georgia State Patrol are preaching for local residents. (Full Story)
Hopes shot for binding MARTA referendum
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Last Updated: 12:07 AM 09/03/10 - When Clayton residents go to the polls in November to vote on whether they would like to see MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) operating in the county, it will most likely be taken by the Board of Commissioners as a suggestion. (Full Story)
Colt Ford performs Sunday at AMS
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Last Updated: 12:06 AM 09/03/10 - Country-music singer Colt Ford knows he doesn’t fit the mold of a traditional musician in today’s music scene. Still, he said, he prides himself on his ability to be “real” with audiences. (Full Story)
Riverdale man guilty in false documents scheme
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Last Updated: 12:05 AM 09/03/10 - A Riverdale man has pleaded guilty in federal district court, to possessing equipment to make fraudulent licenses and credit cards, according to a media advisory issued by the United States Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Georgia. (Full Story)
Mass national anthem performance planned
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Last Updated: 12:04 AM 09/03/10 - Officials at Callaway Elementary School are inviting members of the community, to gather with students around the school’s flag pole, on Sept. 14, for a sing-along of the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” (Full Story)
Police, State Patrol urge cautious holiday driving
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Last Updated: 11:48 PM 09/02/10 - Have fun during the Labor Day weekend, but act responsibly, is the message officials from area police departments and the Georgia State Patrol are preaching for local residents. (Full Story)
Construction starts on surgery center at HMC
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Last Updated: 11:47 PM 09/02/10 - The undeveloped, 12,000-square-foot space near the ground floor lobby of Henry Medical Center’s North Tower will find its purpose within the next few months. (Full Story)
Clayton State announces holiday schedule
Last Updated: 11:46 PM 09/02/10 - Clayton State University will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 6, according to a press release from the university. (Full Story)
Archives, genealogy group partner for ‘Ancestry Day’
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Last Updated: 11:11 PM 09/01/10 - Twenty years after he was a student at Florida State University, Atlanta resident, Stan Thomas, shook his family tree, and two of his fraternity brothers fell out of it. (Full Story)
Clayton State to offer flu vaccine
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Last Updated: 11:09 PM 09/01/10 - While summer is winding down this month, Clayton State University is gearing up for the beginning of flu season, health officials at the Morrow-based school have announced. (Full Story)
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